Sony Press Conference E3 2018 Recap #DailyHotTake

Don’t catch you slippin’ Sony.

Sony is leading this console war and has consistently shown over the last several E3’s that they have the best exclusive games. This year, everyone expected them to finally make good on those promises and show us actual gameplay footage of games they’ve talked about for years now. Sony delivered all that and more in an unconventional way that may not have been as effective as they were hoping. See our #DailyHotTakes below.

An awkward intermission

Sony made the bold choices of having multiple venues for their press conference. Unfortunately, that meant they needed to fill time in between long transitions. Enter the talking heads. It’s always weird, like with Nintendo Treehouse, when representatives from the company are asked to give opinions on the games they’re being paid to represent. This segment dragged on forever but it was worth it for what lied beyond.

In concept, Sony having four different locales to present their big 4 games is really cool. In practice, it means we have to listen to these folks ad lib in between and sit through advertisements during a Press Conference. Not sure the spectacle is worth it. #DailyHotTake#E32018pic.twitter.com/LE2vWH5Smi

Kingdom Hearts 3

We don’t hear about this game for years and now it’s being shoved in our faces at every corner. Sony’s conference had the best trailer though, so we’re okay with it this time.

Kingdom Hearts 3 has been at almost every press conference this year. @Sony's conference gave us an awesome look at the wonderful looking Pirates of the Caribbean world, a limited edition PS4, and a Kingdom Hearts HD collection. They've got the best deal. #DailyHotTake#E30218pic.twitter.com/70R4jVPgXJ

Upon reflection, Sony’s conference was a bit of a disappoint. The flow of it was awkward and we saw very few games especially compared to Microsoft. We knew about most of these titles already and while it was great seeing actual gameplay, there wasn’t a ton of hype generated. Who knows, it still might be the winning strategy. We’re likely going to buy all four of the games they focused on. That’s bordering on $300 for one company. If they can convince millions of people to do the same, that’s a very healthy profit margin for Sony.

One last major press conference left. See us Live Tweet about the Nintendo Direct later today by following us on Twitter @TopShelfgaming and looking for the hashtag #DailyHotTake.

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